Plumbing / HVAC Engineer (University Campus) 40 days paid leave 36-hour week, 4pm finish £3.8 k on-call retainer Generous overtime (time-and-a-half Mon-Sat, double time Sun/after midnight). University-funded courses (Gas Safe, Unvented, Oil, BMS, Cat & Genny, etc.) add £600-£1,200 to salary per qualification. Work across a 'university-within-a-park' estate Clear path into Authorised-Person duties, section lead roles and University-wide projects, all within a well-resourced in-house team Are you an HVAC engineer craving better work-life balance and bigger earnings through generous overtime? Join a picturesque university estate where you enjoy 40 days' holiday as well as substantial salary enhancements and funded qualifications that lift your salary every year. This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, multi-building campus renowned for its beauty, outstanding benefits and great work environment. You'll shape the HVAC service and maintain, fault-find and improve commercial heating and ventilation while enjoying stability, career pathways and a work-life balance rarely found. In this position you will maintain, fault-find and improve commercial heating and ventilation plant across a 300-building estate. From daily PPMs and reactive repairs to producing RAMS, mentoring apprentices and supervising contractors, your remit spans day-to-day engineering and long-term asset planning-all with the tools, budget and processes of a major public-sector employer. This role entitles you to 40 days annual leave (including Christmas & Easter closures), free training that triggers £600-£1,200 allowances per ticket, an on call rota which pays £4000 extra on your salary. The Role: Deliver planned & reactive HVAC maintenance, ensuring statutory compliance Produce quotations, permits and RAMS; keep CAFM/PPM systems fully updated Mentor apprentices, supervise specialist contractors and support energy-saving projects The Person: Holds NVQ/C&G Level 3 (or higher) in Mechanical HVAC / Plumbing & Heating Has proven commercial experience with boilers, pumps, AHUs and BMS fault-finding Is comfortable producing compliance paperwork and joining the on-call rota Extra-Earning Allowances (Grade 5 Trades) Earn up to £1,200 extra per year - the University funds the training, you bank the allowance. Apprentice Mentor - coaching new apprentices | £600 BMS / Controls Triage (Schneider, Trend, etc.) | £600 Thermography (ITC Level 1) - thermal-camera inspections | £600 Cat & Genny Utility Scanning - safe digs | £600 Electric Steam-Boiler Operator | £600 OFTEC (Oil-Boiler) Engineer | £600 Unvented Hot-Water Systems (BPEC) | £600 Pressure Systems & Air Compressors | £1,200 GasSafe - Core Domestic | £600 GasSafe - Core Commercial & Boilers | £1,200 Steel / Cast-Iron Pipework Welding | £600 Keywords: HVAC Engineer, Senior Heating Engineer, Commercial Plumbing, Mechanical Maintenance, Building Services, GasSafe, OFTEC, PPM, Reactive Maintenance, University Estates Jobs, Reading, Berkshire ADZN1_UKTJ